Day 3, we visited Quinta da Regaleira and Park & Palace of Pena. Quinta da Regaleira probably was my favorite spot in Sintra. It has a palace, chapel, and a park. The park has lakes, fountains, and an aquarium. There were many tunnels and goes through caves and wells. Like this Initiation Well, there were… Continue reading Sintra, Portugal-Day 3
It was really nice waking up not having to change my son's diaper. Moorish Castle on top of the mountian After we got up and had our breakfast, we went out to find the Moorish Castle. There were quite a few ways to get to the Moorish castle from town center. You can take the… Continue reading Sintra, Portugal- Day 2: Moorish Castle and National Palace
It has been three years since we took a vacation. We were so excited that we almost missed our flight from Denver to Atlanta. If you have been a parent, you know how busy you get. We were just so relax by sitting at the gate that we didn't notice the gate changed. They even… Continue reading Portugal-Day 1
There was a sale on Loopy Mango. So I got a white and blue cones of their cotton yarn. I'm so in love their their cotton yarn. I wanted to buy all the colors. Unfortunately, they are kind of pricey. I'll have to buy a few at a time. Two things I hate the most… Continue reading Sky Color Block Top
This is my first purchased pattern. This pattern was from Universal Yarn. I tried to follow the pattern many times and I didn't get it how it meant to be. So I changed the pattern on row 5. I moved the * to after k4. So instead of k1, *k4, [k2tog]twice, it's k5,*[k2tog]twice. The rest… Continue reading Sea Breeze from Universal Yarn
Here's the pattern. Make 2 of the following in two different colors. Materials: 2 skeins of We Are Knitters Cotton (1 skein of color Wine, and 1 skein of color Pearl) This is size small. Working from bottom up. I used garter stitch for this top, which means purl all rows. Cast on 120 st.… Continue reading CoCo Pearl & Wine Top
I was so excited when I got these Loopy Mango Big Cotton. As soon as I got home, I started knitting. There was only one thing I had in mind when I started: linen stitch. Long story short, here's my pattern. As always, comment below if you find any errors in my pattern. Thank you… Continue reading Coco Summer Top
This is the second blanket I made in my life. I've learned that knitting a blanket is a roller coaster of emotions. I started out really excited during my first skein of yarn. As the pattern gets more repetitive, I felt draining and see no end of it. When I'm finally near the end, I… Continue reading BERNAT TRELLIS & TASSELS KNIT AFGHAN
My son loves Pocoyo. So I thought I can make him a costume for this year's Halloween, which is still over four months away. WARNING: I'm new to writing patterns. If you have any questions or found any errors, please leave comments. Thank you so much! This hat is really simple. I use Bernat Blanket… Continue reading Pocoyo Crochet Hat
I got this kit when it was 40% off. Since I had never tried the meripaca from We Are Knitters, I thought I would give it a shot. Plus, I wanted to learn how to make the twisty pattern and how to knit the shape of the sleeves. When I got the kit, I couldn't… Continue reading WAK Coleen Sweater
